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UFC White House adds historic $1 million fighter bonus

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:39:27 +0000

If the stakes at the UFC White House weren’t already high enough, fighters will now get the chance to collect a $1 million bonus when the event rolls around on June 14. Upon the announcement of the event, there was excitement in the air with many predicting who they believed would feature on the card, but the official reveal left much to be desired .

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Ilia Topuria: ‘The first fight they offered me was Islam Makhachev’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:43:19 +0000

Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House in a title unification bout against two-time interim titleholder Justin Gaethje . In the co-main event, former two-division champion Alex Pereira has the opportunity to become the first fighter to ever win championships in three different UFC divisions when he takes on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight tittle. Topuria, also a two-division champion, was supposed to have the opportunity becoming a three-division too, but things changed the night before the fight card was announced

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Ilia Topuria: ‘The first fight they offered me was Islam Makhachev’ – MMA Weekly

Chael Sonnen: ‘The UFC didn’t need Jon Jones’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:48:04 +0000

Former two-division champion and largely considered the greatest fighter of all time Jon Jones was left off the UFC 250 Freedom fight card planned for the White House in June. He came out of a short-lived retirement as soon as the announcement was made that the White House would host a UFC event

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Dana White: ‘Jon Jones was never remotely considered for the UFC White House event’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:23:15 +0000

The fight card for the June 14 UFC event planned for the White House was officially announced on Saturday and was met with mixed reactions. The six-bout event features two title bouts, but what may have stood out the most was who was not part of the announcement. When President Donald Trump revealed last July that the White House lawn would host a UFC event during the America 250 Freedom celebration, former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones had announced his retirement just days prior.

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Dana White: ‘Jon Jones was never remotely considered for the UFC White House event’ – MMA Weekly

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano was over a year in the making

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:15:46 +0000

The bombshell announcement that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was returning to the cage dropped on Tuesday. That would have been news enough, but her opponent raised eyebrows

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Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano was over a year in the making – MMA Weekly

Michael Chandler provides Conor McGregor fight update for UFC White House

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:00:01 +0000

Continuing his back-and-forth with Conor McGregor and keeping the hype for their rumored clash alive, Michael Chandler has teased an appearance on the UFC White House show. All has seemingly gone quiet on the UFC White House front in recent months.

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Arman Tsarukyan reacts to being left out of interim lightweight title fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:20:11 +0000

When UFC CEO Dana White announced that Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett would be fighting for the interim lightweight title in the UFC 324 main event , no one was more outraged than top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan . Champion Ilia Topuria announced that he’s taking a break from fighting while going through a divorce. According to top contender Arman Tsarukyan, the fight promotion had planned for Pimblett and Topuria to fight in January, but Topuria’s personal situation derailed the booking.

Francis Ngannou wants Jon Jones fight at UFC White House event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:32:02 +0000

Since the announcement of the UFC White House, Jon Jones has been interested in returning to the octagon. While it’s unclear who his dance partner will be, an unlikely challenger in Francis Ngannou has made a blockbuster proposal for June 14. The UFC White House event boasts an intrigue never before seen in the sport of mixed martial arts

Francis Ngannou wants Jon Jones fight at UFC White House event – MMA Weekly

Jon Jones accuses Tom Aspinall of being quick to quit

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:49:19 +0000

When Jon Jones held the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship, the fight promotion aggressively worked to book a title unification bout between Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall . Jones show no interest in fight and retired .

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Donald Trump announces UFC White House event date

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:05:16 +0000

The UFC White House event has shifted dates from its original plans of July 4, 2026.

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